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variola vaccina

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar

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hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. infection

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. progressive vaccinia
  2. vaccinia gangrenosa

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